Environmentally Friendly Catalysis Using Supported Reagents: Catalytic Epoxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide Mediated by Iron(II) Ions Immobilised on γ-alumina †

Abstract

A simple heterogeneous catalyst based on supporting iron(II) ions on γ-alumina was developed and successfully applied to the selective epoxidation of olefins with 35% aqueous H₂O₂ as an oxygen donor in CH₃CN.

Keywords

heterogenous catalyst hydrogen peroxide iron ions

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